The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-03
PERSONAL.

GEORGE L. SCHUYLER is the only living mem
Der of the syndicate that built the yacht Amer
lea and won the cup from Great Britain in 1851
The GERMAN Crown PRINCE says he is not
yet able to sing, but his voice is improving and
he takes a siX-me walk without traces of ia
tigue.
MARTIN GAFFoRI, a Corscan bandit, who has
committed fifty highway robberies and several
murders, has just been sentenced to penal serv-
tude for life.
ISAAC JEANS is the wealthiest of all the staid
old Quakers in Philadelphia. He is worth about
$4,000 600 and started in life forty five years ago
as an apple man.
known clergyman of the Episcopal church, died
on Sunday of last week while officiating in the
church at Wareham Mass
CANADIAN SENATOR McMAsTER. of Toront,
who recently died worth 81 900 600 left $500 900
to endow Baptist college. He made the bulk
of his fortune as a rairC al contractor.
SIDNEY EVERETT, Chief of the Diplomatic
Bureau of the State Department, has returned to
Washington from his summer home on the Isle
of Wight and resumed his duties at the depart
ment.
SENATOR'S SHERMAN, IIawley, Hale, Harrison
Edmunds and Malone are to encourage the
New York Republicans to try and whoop up n
majority for Col Fred Grant during the coming
campaign.
FRANCIS GENIAL, who died the other day in ST.
Lous at the age of 93, many years ago had the
opportunity OF buying a piece of land in that
city for $40 which at the present time is worth
S., 100000.
THE manager of a minstrel show in New
York filed his place of amusement on Wednes-
day night by displaying on the sidewalk black
board upon which was chalked: Thistle please
you, What yacht to do?" and other atrocious
puns on the race
Mrs MARY LINsKEy leaped into the river at
Detroit last MonIov aud re-enad
child. dozen men stood on the wharf and
witnessed the brave act. and then skunk away
before the heroic woman was assisted TO the
shore by the captain of tug.
JUDGE GRESHAM is over the medium height
has dark hair and whiskerS streaked with gray,
and full, oval face. He is judicial in appear
ance, having quiet dignified manner and
pleasant way Of talking. Physically he does not
look as strong as he did some years ago.
THE rulings of Miss Carrie Byrne superin
tendeut of Schools in Plymouth county, Ia
from which an appeal was recently taken. have
been sustained by the State Superintendent OF
Schools. Some of the male teachers objected
to her standard of examination before granting
certificates.
WING You, a naturalized American from the
celestial empire, is a candidate for Councilman
in the Fifteenth ward of Baltimore. Wing You
is an industrious laundryman. He is making an
active campaign, and is ably supported by One
Lung, Ling Sing, Hop Sing, Hong Cong, Hop
Lee and See.
ARcHDuKE JoHH, of Austria, who has been
dismissed fir )n the military service of his coun-
try by the Emperor, his uncle is 36 years of age
and held the rank of Lieutenant General. Some
six or seven years ago he incurred the Emper-
or's dSpleaSlue bya remarkable pamphlet on
the state OF the army in which he mercilesSly
criticised the leading lights of the Austrian War
DepssrtmeNt, and held the'u.up to contempt and
ridicule: lleis at daegers dra wn with his cousin
Crown Prince Rudolph, of whose scientific pre-
tensions he makes merciless fun.
MRs. PHoTlg TRAVIS, aged 104, is the Oldest
woman In Western New York. She never sat
on Washngtou's knee. nor, indeed, did she ever
see him. but She distinctly rerIem Ders his death
and the gloom il cast over the country. She
cut and made a coat worn by Seth Rice, the
first Supervisor OF the town of Howard She
spun and wove the material for her fanily's
clothing and made the garments. Judge Hor-
nell Sa'd TO her that If she would weave piece
of cloth that would take premium at the Bath
fair, he would make her a present. She made
the cloth and it took the premium. The Judge
made her present OF n two-year-old heifer.